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Word: Homozygous
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhəʊməʊˈzʌɪɡəs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhɒməʊˈzʌɪɡəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes
Short Definition:(of organism) having two identical alleles of particular gene
Examples:- homozygous embryos
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